City of Vice Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, History

City of Vice

Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, History

Henry looks back on the struggle to fund the Bow Street Runners in the first place, and reflects on how close London came to not having a police force at all. As the new magistrates of Westminster, novelist Henry Fielding and his blind ...See moreHenry looks back on the struggle to fund the Bow Street Runners in the first place, and reflects on how close London came to not having a police force at all. As the new magistrates of Westminster, novelist Henry Fielding and his blind half-brother John want to set up a police force to tackle London's soaring crime epidemic. They find a potential patron in Lord Newcastle, the Prime Minister's brother, but he is unsure of such a force's merits. With the help of Saunders Welch, the High Constable of Holborn, the brothers set out to show Newcastle they can rid the streets of the violent criminal gangs. Written by [email protected] See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian McDiarmid Henry Fielding Henry Fielding See fewer	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Peter McDonald Tom Jones Tom Jones See fewer	The Batman (2022)
Geraldine James Nell Nell See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Francis Magee Saunders Welch Saunders Welch See fewer	Layer Cake (2004)
Steve Speirs William Pentlow William Pentlow See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Alice O'Connell Mary Fielding Mary Fielding See fewer	Incubus (2006)
Sam Spruell Lord Newcastle Lord Newcastle See fewer	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Barry Ward Patrick Jones Patrick Jones See fewer	Extra Ordinary (II) (2019)
J.D. Kelleher Tom Quin (as JD Kelleher) Tom Quin (as JD Kelleher) See fewer	Macbeth (II) (2018)
Ian Peck Tom Talbot Tom Talbot See fewer	The Wolfman (2010)
Matt King Salt Salt See fewer	Bronson (2008)
Iain Glen John Fielding John Fielding See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)